Bishkek, Nov. 12, 2018. /Kabar/. Ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic to Austria Bakyt Jusupov took part in a meeting of ambassadors of Central Asian states and Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl in Vienna.

A pledging event for the Environmental Remediation Account for Central Asia held on 8 November at the EBRD's London headquarters saw the European Union increase its contribution by EUR10 million (USD11.3 million). Belgium, Norway, Switzerland and the USA also pledged "significant" contributions, and Lithuania also made a donation, the EBRD said. This is sufficient to extend the work of the fund to additional contaminated sites but more will be required to tackle all high priority sites in the region, it added.